Published April, 2009
By Peter Washer
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: Oxford Core Texts
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Clinical Communication Skills is a ground-breaking new resource for medical students. It provides a practical introduction to the subject, with acknowledgement of key theories. Pragmatic worked examples will be of immediate benefit in clinical environments. The book draws on patient and professional involvement with interview podcasts.

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Published November, 2006
By John W. G. Yarnell and John W.G. Yarnell
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: Oxford Core Texts
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Epidemiology involves the study of the occurrence of diseases in global populations. This book summarises the natural history of the major disease groups, to highlight the opportunities for prevention of disease. It includes an online resource centre that hosts the full list of references cited in the book.

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Published June, 2006
By Ann Barrett, Christopher Twelves, Max Watson, Roy A. J. Spence and Roy A.J. Spence
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP Oxford)
Series: Oxford Core Texts
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Oncology is the medical speciality concerned with the treatment of cancer. Oncology: An Oxford Core Text provides medical students and cancer clinicians with a concise introduction to the underlying philosophy of modern day cancer management and treatment, and gives practical details of the most common treatment options available today.

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Published March, 2006
By David Smith, Peter Stonebridge, Lesley Duncan and Alastair Thompson
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP Oxford)
Series: Oxford Core Texts
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Surgery: an Oxford Core Text, presents the essential surgical knowledge medical students need to pass exams and achieve competency on the wards. Taking a patient-centred approach, it uses clinical scenarios to teach the most common conditions and important aspects of hospital care in a highly readable and memorable style.

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Published February, 2006
By Gillian Pocock and Christopher D. Richards
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: Oxford Core Texts
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Useful for preclinical medical students and to those following undergraduate courses in physiology and other health-related disciplines. This text contains material on osmolarity, osmotic pressure and tonicity; treatment of epithelia; discussion of steroid and thyroid hormone receptors; iron absorption and its regulation by hepcidin; and more.

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